Republican Governors Association

Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner continued his transition to the state’s top job Wednesday by naming 37 people to serve on 10 policy committees, from agriculture to economic development to veterans affairs.

Among those selected by Rauner to the economic development issue team was Doug Oberhelman, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, and an early endorser of the Republican over Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Oberhelman, who had been critical of Quinn’s business policies, previously had been named as a leader of Rauner’s transition to governor.

Also named to that team was Ezequiel "Zeke" Flores, CEO of Flying Retail LLC, a national airport food supply and...

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